UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings

Google warned that ‘punitive regulations’ could prevent UK consumers from having early access to its latest innovations.

UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings

The Google logo at the entrance to the Google offices in London on Jan. 18, 2019. Hannah McKay/Reuters

Owen Evans

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Britain’s competition regulator said it could force Google to change how it ranks search results.

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with “strategic market status,” it said on Tuesday.

Owen Evans

Owen Evans is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in civil liberties and free speech.

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